Development Administration in Tamil Nadu Current Affairs Analysis
Tamil Nadu Public Health Act invoked for dengue control.
All government hospitals, major private hospitals and laboratories to be instructed to report all notifiable diseases to the District Surveillance Officer/District Surveillance Unit through the integrated health information platform
Enforcing Authority: Directorate of Public Health (DPH) and Preventive Medicine
Punishable offences under the act:
Failure to report a notifiable disease
Failure to comply with notices requiring measures against mosquito breeding
Interrupting mosquito control work would attract penalties
Notifiable Diseases:
Under section 62 of the act , some diseases are specially mentioned to empower the health authorities to control these diseases.
cerebro-spinal fever,
chicken-pox,
cholera,
diphtheria,
leprosy,
measles,
plague
rabies
scarlet fever,
small-pox,
typhus, or
any other disease which the Government may from time to time by notification
Public Health Board
The act provides the constitution of Public Health Board headed by HealthMinister.
Integrated Disease Surveillance Project
Launched in :2004
Units:
Central Surveillance Unit (CSU) at Delhi
State Surveillance Units
District Surveillance Units
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